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Elevated levels of nitrate contamination found in Canterbury drinking water
Almost a quarter of the drinking water samples Greenpeace has tested for nitrate contamination in Canterbury over the last three days were above the 5 mg/L level of contamination associated…
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Nitrate contamination in Darfield water supply could be causing reproductive risks
Greenpeace Aotearoa is expressing grave concern over nitrate contamination in Darfield, after water testing on Friday revealed the town supply in both Darfield and Kirwee was around 5 mg/L of…
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Fast track invite list includes most destructive industries in New Zealand
The government’s list of companies invited to apply through the Fast Track process includes the most environmentally destructive industries in New Zealand, says Greenpeace.
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Cameras reveal mass underreporting of dolphin, albatross and fish bycatch by commercial fishing industry
New data released by the Ministry for Primary Industries shows that commercial fishing companies have been massively underreporting their catches of dolphins, albatross and fish prior to the cameras on boats programme.
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Greenpeace slams Government’s fast-track advisory panel announcement
Greenpeace says that today’s announcement of a fast-track advisory group with no discernible environmental expertise adds insult to injury and shows just how little regard the Luxon Government has for…
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‘Our Land’ report highlights dire state of NZ’s freshwater
Greenpeace Aotearoa is calling on the Luxon Government to stop the rollback of freshwater protections following the release of the Ministry for the Environment’s Our Land 2024 report.
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Fast-track won’t mean easy ride for seabed miners
Greenpeace says it’s shocking that Chris Bishop has invited the wannabe seabed miners Trans-Tasman Resources to make an application to mine the South Taranaki Bight seabed using the government’s fast-track…
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8 in 10 people support cut in plastic production ahead of Global Plastics Treaty talks in Ottawa
Eight out of 10 people support cutting plastic production revealed a new Greenpeace International report ahead of the fourth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC4) meeting for a Global Plastics Treaty
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Luxon bulldozes on in war on nature with 90-day ‘hit list’
Greenpeace is calling the Government’s new policy priority list “the next onslaught in the war on nature” following Christopher Luxon's announcement this morning.
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Seabed miner quitting EPA hearing highlights danger of Luxon’s fast-track
Greenpeace says wannabe Taranaki seabed miner Trans-Tasman Resources is likely banking on Christopher Luxon’s fast-track process to side-step proper scrutiny of its Taranaki seabed mining proposal by bailing out of…
